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    Default Center-mount turbo 6.5L's

    In case anyone is interested, I spotted two center-mount turbo 6.5L's in small school buses at Buddy's Upull salvage yard in Springfield, MO today:

    http://buddysupull.com/

    You have to pull the engines yourself, but they are cheap! The price list online shows diesel engines for $360 plus $110 core charge.

    I don't know anything about the condition of the engines, but they looked complete.

    Casey
    1995 K1500 Tahoe 2 door, 6.5LTD, 4L80E, NP241, 3.42's, 285/75R16 BFG K02's; 1997 506 block; Kennedy OPS harness, gauges, Quick Heat plugs, and TD-Max chip; Dtech FSD on FSD Cooler; vacuum pump deleted, HX35 turbo, Turbo Master, 3.5" Kennedy exhaust, F code intake; dual t/stats, HO water pump, Champion radiator; Racor fuel filter

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    How did you search for those?

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxfli View Post
    How did you search for those?
    I was actually at the yard pulling parts for another project and found the buses myself. Since it's a U-pall yard, they can tell you what vehicles they have in inventory, but can't really tell you what engines they have or what parts are remaining. You'll have to show up and search the yard yourself.

    Casey
    1995 K1500 Tahoe 2 door, 6.5LTD, 4L80E, NP241, 3.42's, 285/75R16 BFG K02's; 1997 506 block; Kennedy OPS harness, gauges, Quick Heat plugs, and TD-Max chip; Dtech FSD on FSD Cooler; vacuum pump deleted, HX35 turbo, Turbo Master, 3.5" Kennedy exhaust, F code intake; dual t/stats, HO water pump, Champion radiator; Racor fuel filter

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    Thanks. I sent them and email asking them about what 6.5's they have. Haven't gotten an answer back yet. Thanks for the info.

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    I was actually at the yard pulling parts for another project
    I miss that. The local yards here all pull the stuff by completely disassembling the vehicles they take in. This usually means yanking the engines with a forklift after removing just the motor mount bolts (literally nothing else).

    I explained to the owner one day that just the Duramax engine harness is worth $600 all by itself. His jaw hit the floor, but I doubt his method changed. I also tried to encourage him to save everything (hardware, brackets, manifolds, everything) from the 6.2/6.5/Duramax powered vehicles. I doubt...

    I suspect an energetic diesel enthusiast could make a living just by recycling GM diesel related parts... And maybe rebuilding a few vehicles on the side. I wonder what a pristine/restored 1998 6.5L Suburban K2500 would be worth?

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    Quote Originally Posted by More Power View Post
    I miss that.
    This is a relatively new yard that is over 60 miles away from my house. I had never experienced a "you-pull" yard before, and was surprised at how much I enjoyed just wandering the place! All of the local places are like you described, and won't let you out back to look at anything.

    Casey
    1995 K1500 Tahoe 2 door, 6.5LTD, 4L80E, NP241, 3.42's, 285/75R16 BFG K02's; 1997 506 block; Kennedy OPS harness, gauges, Quick Heat plugs, and TD-Max chip; Dtech FSD on FSD Cooler; vacuum pump deleted, HX35 turbo, Turbo Master, 3.5" Kennedy exhaust, F code intake; dual t/stats, HO water pump, Champion radiator; Racor fuel filter

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